Since the last report was a description of everything and I do not have events in my life reported here, I will in this 7th Review also points to pick up some slightly older. It is actually already the second to last report before I start my big trip home to Germany. It would not take much to late August, when three new volunteers to replace us here. I use the last time even as good as possible and enjoy every day in this beautiful country in this wonderful city of San Cristobal.
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First I would like to report on the "Dia del niño" , the celebrated here in Mexico very large and is on the course the children are particularly pleased because - as the name suggests - in this case being a child is celebrated. Thus, all waiting very anxiously for the 30th April, hoping for
good food, lots of candy and an exciting day of games and fun. Since I work here as a volunteer at a children's project, we wanted to make as Sueniños organization the kids have an unforgettable day. So we all put together in the front Into the games played and what gifts should be distributed. Finally, we divided the children into five groups, in which stations they like football wall shooting,
Luftballondartwerfen, cinema, theater and shadow Schokoladenauspacken went through. The latter was my point - I suggested that I could not imagine that Mexican children have less fun in this game might as German. And in fact, they loved it, the cube was placed on hectic on, all waiting for a six, the next was my turn, was the previous cap, scarf and gloves literally torn from his head and with full zeal continue unpacking the newspaper about the chocolate . It was glorious, I had a great time watching the children and their enthusiastic faces. As a farewell, there was a huge cake for all and of course sweets. The Mexican tradition of a piñata we left off in the project because the children are indulged that day in almost all schools have this fun. A piñata is a figure of a clay body, covered with thousands of colored paper, suspended on a long rope. Blindfolded, the children have to try with a kind of baseball bats that figure to cut up. The difficult thing is that the figure is in constant flux and it so often takes several rounds until the piñata breaks filled with candy and sweets are distributed to all over the floor. This tradition is actually practiced at each child's birthday and on special festive occasions and I must say that I really like it and I already had my fun with it:)
addition, we have repeated the day before in the neighborhood "Explanada del Carmen" the performance of "Circus of Dreams". We invited all the children and with a small gift bag at the end they should also be able to enjoy their childhood.
short on it, namely on 10 May was celebrated here the "Dia de la mamá" . Unlike in Germany, he is always on 10 May, and - as I have noticed it - even celebrated
greater. I was lucky on Sunday to attend the workshop parents Suemapas it be allowed to have such and the parents of the children project already celebrated a day earlier. Also like the Dia del niño, we offered several stations that went through the parents (a father came up, as always, only Mom). Another time it was played at my Schokoladenauspacken and I found it great how even the adults have found it such a fun J was very interesting how different the mothers responded to the game. For example, made with some energy and enthusiasm, others did not trust himself and others really did not even know how to use a cube. In Allen, the day was brilliant, especially because I had so for the first time a closer contact with the parents and once they got to know of its kind. The parents are very different, some speak very good English and talked about God and the world with me, others were still very traditional and were very careful with me and were very polite. Especially a lot of strength to me was the comment of one mother, who on behalf of all us warmly thanked volunteers, that we address every day so lovingly and with enthusiasm for their children. On the day on it I asked some of my children as they have done their mom for mothers happy. Most particularly sweet I found Pancho, as he told me that he had saved for a long time before 50 $ (which is about 3 €) to be able to pay with his siblings her mother a cake. Also, I baked cookies with the children that we as a heart shape with colorful beads decorated. As much trouble as the children put into the decorating, they must love their moms really have!
If I'm honest I doubt that they are at the Father's Day (which is celebrated not to my knowledge in Mexico) would give as much trouble. Often it is simply that the dad is not really for their children, sometimes even other women into this home and also not hidden from his children.
Where we are on the subject but "Mama" were. Although not quite in time for Mother's Day, but on 14
May I came to visit my mom. We spent three wonderful weeks together
took little excursions as on various Waterfalls, the beach and the ruins of Palenque. About the development of this area and the Mayan culture, I would like in this 7th Report also reported a little.
Palenque is one of the most important cities of the Maya and is now one of the most famous ruins throughout Mexico. In 1987 she was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The ruins are surrounded by jungle and the local population, the Lacandon regarded as direct descendants of the former inhabitants of Palenque. The first traces of settlement Palenque can be in the fourth century after Christ. The first historically known king K'uk 'B'alam I (431-435 AD) was. In the 6th Century developed Palenque is a local superpower, and had great influence on neighboring cities. Meanwhile, the city was opened to tourists, although to date only five percent of the buildings are exposed. The rest is still as it were, from the jungle "absorbed". The first excavations took place in 1940 and are ongoing forever. As mentioned above, Palenque was at that time a major Maya city. The Maya
are an indigenous people in Central America, in addition to the Aztecs represented the largest population in Mexico. The Maya lived in South and Southeast Mexico (Yucatán) and in parts of Guatemala, Honduras and Belize. This vast area included approximately 350,000 km ². Today, approximately 6.1 million Maya on the Yucatan Peninsula and Belize, Guatemala and Honduras. In Guatemala, including about 40% of the total population of the Maya - in Belize, there are about 10%. Even today, most Maya live on corn. Today's Maya religion is a mixture of Christianity and ancient Mayan traditions. As a still very traditional living group, the Lacandon, a jungle people in Chiapas, known. They can be recognized by their traditional dress of a simple white cotton robe. As with other indigenous cultures of Central America also plays the Mayan human blood plays a special role. In the view of the Maya was the blood of the soul and life force. Thus, human sacrifices were not uncommon. The type of ritual killings ranged from heads, drowning, hanging, stoning, poisoning, maiming to bury alive. One of the most gruesome killing one species like the Aztecs, the slitting of the belly and tearing out the still beating heart.
What's in a Review of June may not be missing is the hot topic of the football World Cup . Not only in Germany, this is followed with much excitement, joy, thrills and the odd disappointment. Even the Mexicans leave everything and when it comes to the subject of football and the World Cup. The stores make money on a number of merchandising, the bars are happy about more revenue and the public about exciting games and their stars of the Mexican national team. On a match day then you can meet with his friends at 9 clock in the morning or afternoon at half past one (or at 6h in the morning when Germany plays:)) in one of the many bars, ordered a round of beer for all and fires with shouts of "Viva México" (long live Mexico!) or "equipo vamos, vamos" (on
's go team looos!) to the green player. It is indeed a new experience to see the games once in the morning, so we have to cheer but with 7 hours' delay. " I like the atmosphere, they But not nearly as wild as in Germany. There is no 'motorcades, one does not hang more flags than usual on the houses and huge public viewing as I know from Frankfurt, it is also not here. It is celebrated just different! Moreover, one has to say to that basketball is still the national sport of Mexico, where soccer is catching up all right. I enjoy the time the World Cup here very much. Through my work, which falls to a few exceptions, most of the afternoon, it is possible to follow me all the games with friends and looking forward to sitting in front of the television.
The kids from the project are completely in football fever. I was proud Emma tells how she
1 Match against South Africa, especially with a TV have taken to school and refresco and Palomitas (soft drink and popcorn), the game looked
have in common - not homework! If then again, Mexico has played, I talk with the guys at dinner about how well "Geovanni" but played back or that there
"conejo" (the goalkeeper, who carries the nickname "Rabbit"), the one gate but could have been met. Recently, on the main square outside the cathedral, a canvas is built. Compared to what we in Germany knows, really small (maybe 3x4 feet). But there is something special, that really can follow all the World Cup and cheer for their team. There are even free beer and free Coca Cola for everyone. Meanwhile, I know that this was an election campaign one of the mayor candidates, which will take place in early July. With gifts and other such events, they try to convince voters of himself - and it works.
on Today 27th June 2010 I have this section for the World Cup, unfortunately, stop already. Mexico lost 3-1 in the second round against Argentina and South Africa must now leave behind. But next Saturday, Germany will take on Argentina and then we show them times as he took it! :)
With these words I say goodbye to you and leave you with my seventh
Review. He has become a little shorter than the previous one, which is partly because now everything is really so normal that I do write about my everyday life, not much.
am The next and last report I read about the "talleres de verano" (Summer Workshop) by Sueniños and write about a 2-week peace observation in a small village here in Chiapas, which I wanted to do since the beginning of my year here.
Since tense and until then let you and take care Yourself!
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